8 telltale signs of a bad data scientist

I’ve said it before and I’ll say again: Data science is a team sport. The gold rush has started and no one will question the wisdom of buying a random acre of land with a stream and searching for your very own gold nugget — or in this case, a data scientist. Gosh, there are a lot of articles on what makes a good data scientist. [ Download the InfoWorld quick guide: Learn to crunch big data with R. | Sign up for InfoWorld’s Big Data Report to stay atop all the latest news and developments in the field. ]Enough of that: I’d rather focus on what makes a bad data scientist who has the potential to harm rather than help your organization: 1. Weak mathematical background With very few…

8 telltale signs of a bad data scientist

I’ve said it before and I’ll say again: Data science is a team sport. The gold rush has started and no one will question the wisdom of buying a random acre of land with a stream and searching for your very own gold nugget — or in this case, a data scientist. Gosh, there are a lot of articles on what makes a good data scientist. [ Download the InfoWorld quick guide: Learn to crunch big data with R. | Sign up for InfoWorld’s Big Data Report to stay atop all the latest news and developments in the field. ]Enough of that: I’d rather focus on what makes a bad data scientist who has the potential to harm rather than help your organization: 1. Weak mathematical background With very few…